If he wanted to become the universal, he had to transcend this narrow love, these binding attachments that fed one’s sense of self.

The sound that emerged in his spine was Om, the root in every sound, the word that had vibrated in the act of creation.

Liberate yourself from narrow individual bonds. See oneness everywhere.

The way out of the cycle was to sublimate the I principle, relinquish all individual desire, to restrain the naturally outgoing mind fueled by the senses and turn it inward. Once it focused within, the mind saw its real nature of pure consciousness and rejected the individual desires and thoughts surrounding it.

He was breaking into pieces, falling, fluid, boundaryless, merging into Nani Maa, just one giant heart that felt her fear, her sadness, her goodness, her pride, her love, like his own.

All these ups and downs are just small waves in the yoga of your discontent.

The narrow need for comfort and companionship had to be burned in the fire of a broader, universal love